Taiwan Solidarity Union

The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a liberal political party in Taiwan that was founded on 12 August 2001 by supporters of former President of Taiwan (and Kuomintang politician) Lee Teng-hui. The party advocated Taiwanese independence, Taiwanese localization (and the desinicization of the island), and social liberalism. Unlike the Democratic Progressive Party, the TSU actively campaigned for the creation of a de jure "Republic of Taiwan", fully independent from China. After 2016 elections, the party did not have enough votes to be eligible for state funding.